The Harvest

RE: The Harvest

Steve Matthiasson — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:53:53 GMT

Christopher John, the fruit makes malic acid right up until veraison or so. They manufacture it between fruit and veraison, but mostly during the pre-veraison development period. I have no idea what the levels are at that time, I've never tested the fruit before veraison, but I'd think at least 6 g/l, maybe even a bit higher.

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Christopher John — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:48:21 GMT

Thank you Steve for the great article. One thing I always wondered is how the grapes create malic acid. Is the level at its highest right at fruit set or does the vine continue to build malic acid up until veraison? Would the vine have like 6 g/l of Malic acid at its highest amount? Thanks.

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Alicia Wilbur — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:28:06 GMT

Always love your articles! Thanks for sharing.

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Christopher Gaither — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:37:30 GMT

Fantastic insight. We often overlook or even forget the hard work it takes to grow, tend and harvest grapes before seeing the final product. Thank you.

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Benjamin Parrish — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 01:31:07 GMT

Wonderful post. You don't often get an overview of the actually picking process. Beautiful.

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Lauren Holbrook — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:19:40 GMT

Informative, exciting and beautiful read! Thank you for sharing, Steve.